"Compaction Birds," a story from "Wild Swims" by Dorthe Nors, translated by Misha Hoekstra
In "Where the Wild Ladies Are," Aoko Matsuda spins Japanese folklore into ghost stories about feminist liberation
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SupportThe older I get, the more I want to linger in the in-between place before the magic starts
Mariana Enriquez's "The Dangers of Smoking in Bed" features sociopolitical horror stories set in modern-day Argentina
What happens when families are torn apart?
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"Compaction Birds," a story from "Wild Swims" by Dorthe Nors, translated by Misha Hoekstra
"Chance Me" from Life Among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks, recommended by Ramona Ausubel
Two poems by Emily Bludworth de Barrios
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